Once again the politicians who are supposed to represent your interests are failing to do so.
A provision that would give faltering Foxwoods an extra year to get up and running on our riverfront has been thrown into the midst of an amendment to a bill that would legalize table games in Pennsylvania. Foxwoods faces a state-imposed deadline to have 1,500 slot machines operating by May 2011, but it has yet to publicly present plans for the casino's design or its financing.
The amendment would push the deadline to May 2012.
Though Foxwoods isn't mentioned by name in the bill, it's the only slots parlor the extension would impact. To add insult to injury, House Majority Leader Todd Eachus claims he doesn't know who added the provision.
It's time these politicians stopped gambling with our future. Read on for a way you can make your voice heard.
